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How fall yard maintenance can help protect pollinators
Many of us by now have heard of #NoMowMay – a campaign dedicated to holding off on mowing the lawn or permanently mowing less while growing native plants and flowers to better support the bees, birds and butterflies. But have you heard of #LeaveTheLeaves – the fall counterpart?
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Ways to Take Action on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Tomorrow, September 30th, marks the first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday in Canada. It’s a holiday that was requested in one of the 94 Calls to Action delivered with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report (TRC) in 2015. Six years later, the Canadian government has finally made good on this request, and…
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Towards Justice and Healing: What to Read, Listen to and Support on Truth and Reconciliation Day
[Content warning: While some of the synopses below celebrate Indigenous identities, sovereignty and joy, many mention violence towards Indigenous peoples.]
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Paper Excellence’s Takeover: The Logging Giant Trying to Sue us into Silence
Dive into the timeline of Resolute’s lawsuits, Paper Excellence’s forest takeover and its ongoing efforts to sue Greenpeace Canada into silence.
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The ship that became a ticking time bomb — how Greenpeace prevented one of the biggest oil spill disasters in history
For the past eight years, a ticking time bomb has floated off the west coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.
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Fossil fuel greenwashing is fuelling climate change
Did you know that fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) are responsible for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions? The companies that extract them spend hundreds of millions for…
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Fighting Regulatory Capture in the Fossil Fuel Industry by Democratizing Regulatory Processes
We will continue discussing regulatory capture in this Fossil Fuel Burning Questions edition. If you missed the introduction post, you can read about how Indigenous leaders warn of regulatory capture…
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Bridging Wisdoms: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge for Biodiversity Preservation and Decolonization
The boreal forest is full of life, but also many injustices. Read on to discover how decolonizing our institutions can help better protect biodiversity.
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Deep sea mining: concerns from the Pacific need to be heard
When it comes to the campaign to stop deep sea mining, the stakes may be highest for Pacific communities. One of the biggest deep sea mining target zones is in the Pacific ocean: the Clarion-Clipperton zone. This is where the industry wants to start mining operations.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of plastic and nuclear threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. The simultaneous premieres of two Hollywood blockbusters by two cult directors: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, a pink fantasy comedy and Christopher Nolan’s…